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Effects of anthropogenic activities on the quality of surface water of Seybouse River (northeast of the Algeria)

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This work aims to study the physico-chemical typology of Oued Seybouse river waters that receives the sewage discharged by the localities and the industries located along this stream and the determination of the sources of pollution. These wastewaters contribute to the degradation of Oued Seybouse river water quality. Five water points were sampled on the bed of Oued Seybouse since the source Medjez Amar on the outskirts of the town of Sidi Salem (Annaba), with a monthly frequency during duration of 2 years (on 2012 and 2013). We analyzed eighteen (18) physic-chemical parameters (temperature, pH, conductivity, chlorides, sulfates, phosphates, nitrogenous components, oxygenates dissolved, oxidizible material, dry residue, total hardness, suspension materials ….).

The main physic-chemical parameters of the quality of the water were thus measured then an analysis in main components was realized from the average values of every parameter; we were able to reveal so the existence of a spatial variation relatively marked with these descriptors, revealing four components very uneven and well differentiated. The interpretation of the results by means of these tools allowed to understand (include) that the parameters responsible for the quality of waters are connected for the component 1 (anthropological contributions: organic and mineral) and the components 2 and 3 respectively bound in the effects of seasonality’s and the anthropological activities. The component 4 could be connected with the agricultural activities.

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Acknowledgements

Our sincere thanks to the entire team of laboratory Algerian Water Hammam Debagh (Guelma) who kindly provided analytical equipment to carry out our experiments on the physicochemical parameters and we also thank Mr. A.G. REGGAM who kindly read and translate the article.

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  1. Biology, Water and Environment Laboratory (LBEE), Faculty of SNV-STU, 8 May 1945 University, Guelma, Algeria

    Asma Reggam & Moussa Houhamdi

  2. Laboratory for Research and Conservation of Wetlands, Faculty of SNV-STU, 8 May 1945 University, Guelma, Algeria

    El-Hadi Bouchelaghem

  3. Forest Research Centre, Omar Ibn Al Khattab Street, BP 763, Rabat-Agdal, Morocco

    Saad Hanane

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Reggam, A., Bouchelaghem, EH., Hanane, S. et al. Effects of anthropogenic activities on the quality of surface water of Seybouse River (northeast of the Algeria). Arab J Geosci 10, 219 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-017-3010-4

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